Garment hanger shield



June 10, 1958 J, GRlGSBY 2,838,218

GARMENT HANGER SHIELD Filed Feb. 16, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. JOHN D. G IGSBX m ATTORNEYS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 16, 1954 FIG. '5.

R R m D T N A w United States GARMENT HANGER SHIELD John D. Grigsby, Jackson, Miss. Application February 16, 1954, Serial No. 410,672 Claims. (Cl. 22398) twisted wire and dust and dirt are readily deposited on this portion. Since a large number of the garments having collars Whichrmght rub against the hanger-hook shank are of such coloring that the smallest amount of soil is quite noticeable, it is desirable that some means he provided for preventingsuch soiling.

In view of the above, one object of this invention is to provide a hanger shield or cover with means for covering the hanger-hook shank so as to prevent it from touching the collar of the garment carried thereon.

Another object is to provide a hanger shield having tongue-like members on either side of the hanger-hook shank and folding sections on the three sides of a triangular body sheet forming a cover closely engaging the hanger therein so as to prevent shifting of the hanger within the shield and to protect the garment collars from being soiled by the hanger-hook shank.

A still further object is to provide a-shield as noted above wherein the flaps or folding sections may be securely held together by a single staple or other suitable fasteningmeans.

The invention will appear more clearly from the following detailed description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, showing by way of example, a preferredembodiment of the invention:

Fig. l is a plan view of the shield blank showing the cut lines and the fold lines;

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the shield blank in the first folded position and with the hanger positioned therein;

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the shield blank and hanger after the second folding operation;

Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the shield completely folded over the hanger and secured by a staple; and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section taken along line 55 of Fig. 4 showing the tongue-like members positioned on either side of the hanger-hook shank.

As shown in Fig. l, the hanger shield blank which is made from a suitable flexible material has a general outline as indicated, and is cut along lines a-b, c--d and e].

Blank 10 comprises a generally triangular body portion 12 described by points ghkdbj which includes a base gh and upwardly converging sides jb and kd forming an apex above the base. A somewhat similarly shaped, although smaller, triangular lower sheet section 14 extends downwardly from the base gh of body 12 and is described by points hlmng.

A sheet section 15 extends upwardly from the body 12 and comprises upper flap sections 16 and 18 and a rec- Meat" '0 Lil tangular section 20 extending upwardly from flaps 16 and 18. Sheet section 15 is described by points km'spjbd.

Upper fiap 16 extends from fold line dk on body 12 and is described "by points kofd and a similar upper flap 18 extends from fold line jb on body 12 and is described by points jbep. Rectangular section 20 described by points pars extends upwardly from the fold lines pe and f0 and the cut ef. Sheet section 21 which is a portion of section 20 is formed by fold lines an and cv and is described bypoints acvu.

Sheet section 15 has two tongue members 22 and 24 formed therefrom by an H-shaped cut comprising cuts a-b, cd and e]. Cuts a-b and c-d are perpendicular to the body base gh and centrally position the tongues with respect to the converging sides jb and kd of sheet body 12. The cuts are spaced apart a distance sufficient so that cut e-f between them is sized to allow a hanger hook to readily pass therethrough whereby the hanger is positioned as shown in Fig. 2 with one tongue on either side of the hanger-hook shank 38. This arrangement is more clearly shown in Fig. 5 which is a cross section taken along line 55 of Fig. 4. It will be noted that the tongues 22 and 24 are curved slightly at their vertical edges so that the coinciding vertical edges of each tongue touch or almost touch the other so as to completely cover the hanger-hook shank 38. Nothing additional is done to cause this curving, it appears to be the-normal tendency of the paper to do this when out and assembled in this manner. It is obvious that Where it is desired, the tongue members 22 and 24 may be fastened together so as to surround the hanger-hook shank. This may be accomplished by means of suitable adhesives or by mechanical means such as staples or clips. The cuts ab and c-d are so positioned that they are bisected by fold line p0 thereby making the tongue members 22 and 24 of equal length. The length of these two cuts obviously determines the height of the tongues. It is most desirable that these tongues be of sufiicient length to cover most of the hangerhookshank.

As .shown in Fig. 2 the typical hanger adapted for use with .this invention comprises a triangularframework 30 having a ibase 32 with upwardly converging sides 34, 36 extending from the ends thereof, and shank element 38 having a'hook 40 extending therefrom.

The shank 38 and hook 40 of the hanger are slipped through the opening in blank 10 formed by the aforementioned cuts shown in Fig. 1. The hanger is positioned on the sheet as indicated in Fig. 2 with the triangular framework 30 coinciding with the triangular sheet body portion 12. Rectangular section 20 is folded along fold line p-0 so that it covers an upper portion of the converging hanger sides 34 and 36 and tongues 22 and 24 are positioned on either side of the hanger-hook shank 38.

As shown in Fig. 3, triangular section 14 is then folded along line gh over the base 32 of hanger framework 30 so that this section overlies body sheet 12.

After this flap, sections 16 and 18 with the overlying portions of section 20 are folded over triangular section 14 along fold lines kd and jb respectively, as indicated in Fig. 4 to cover the exposed hanger sides 34 and 36. A portion of these flaps overlap as indicated at 42 so that a single staple 44 or other suitable fastening means may be passed through them, the triangular portion 14, sheet section 21 and the body 12 to retain the shield in closed position over the hanger. Obviously, the appropriate portions of the shield could be coated with adhesive to retain the shield in closed position. The folding of flaps 16 and 18 as indicated leaves tongues 22 and 24 projecting upwardly on either side of the hanger-hook shank 38 so as to prevent garments carried on the hanger from rubbing against the shank. Since the triangular hanger framework 30 closely approaches Patented June it}, 19555 the size of the covering formed by the shield, the hanger is held securely in place within the shield. This assures that tongues 22 and 24 will properly cover the hanger shank as described.

Thus there has been produced a garment hanger shield that will fill the long felt need for a shield simple to make and assemble which will fully protect garments from becoming soiled by the hanger carrying the same.

What I claim as novel and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: g

l. A shield made from a single sheet of flexible material for a triangular hanger having a base with upwardly converging sides extending from the ends thereof and terminating in an upstanding support comprising a shank and a hook extending therefrom, said shield comprising: a sheet having a body adapted to cover the upper tr'iangular portion of the hanger, an upper section extending upwardly from the body, a pair of tongue members defined by an H-shaped cut in the upper section, the legs of the H-shaped cut adapted .to be disposed on either side of the shank of the hanger, the upper section being so folded upon itself that the tongue members meet in confronting relationship with their free ends extending upwardly, said tongue members being adapted for positioning on either side of the hanger-hook shank.

2. A shield made from a single sheet of flexible material for a triangular hanger having a base with upwardly converging sides extending from the ends thereof and terminating in an upstanding support element comprising a shank and a hook extending therefrom, said shield comprising: a sheet having a triangular shaped body generally conforming to that of the hanger to be superposed thereon wherein the longest side of the triangle forms the base of the body and the two shorter sides extend convergingly upward to form an apex above the base, an upper section extending upwardly from the converging body sides and folded down on itself so that its upper free edge then extends partly over the upper part of the body, said fold line being above the apex of the body, a pair of tongue members defined by a pair of spaced cuts in the upper section extending downwardly from the fold line and symmetrically disposed with respect to the apex of the body, a cross cut connecting the spaced cuts adjacent the fold line, said tongues being adapted to cover the shank of the support element, the tongue members dividing the folded upper section into two flaps adapted for folding over the upwardly converging sides of the hanger.

3. A shield made from a single sheet of flexible material for a triangular hanger having a base with upwardly converging sides extending from the ends thereof and terminating in an upstanding support element comprising a shank and a hook extending therefrom, said shield comprising: a sheet having a triangular shaped body generally conforming to that of the hanger to be superposed thereon wherein the longest side of the triangle forms the base of the body and the two shorter sides extend convergingly upward to form an apex above the base, an upper section extending upwardly from the converging body sides and folded down on itself so that its upper free edge then extends partly over the upper part of the body, said fold line being above the apex of the body, a pair of tongue members defined by a pair of spaced cuts in the upper section extending downwardly from the fold line and symmetrically disposed with respect to the apex of the body, a cross cut connecting the spaced cuts adjacent the fold line, said tongues being adapted to cover the shank of the support element, a lower section extending from the body and adapted to be folded upwardly over the base of the hanger to enclose this portion of it, the tongue members dividing the folded upper section into two flaps adapted for folding over the upwardly converging sides of the hanger.

4. As an article of manufacture a flexible sheet adapted to be positioned over a triangular hanger having a base with upwardly coonvcrging sides extending from the ends thereof and terminating in an upstanding support comprising a shank and a hook extending therefrom, to form a shield for the hanger; said sheet including a triangularly shaped body section, said body section having a base and two shorter sides which converge upwardly to form an apex above the base, and generally conforming to that of the hanger to be superposed thereon, an upper section extending upwardly from the converging body sides, a pair of tongue members defined by an H-shaped cut in the upper section, the legs of the H-shaped cut being symmetrically disposed above and on each side of the apex, said tongues dividing the upper section into two flaps when the upper section is folded down on itself along a line passing through the H-shaped cut so that its upper free edge then extends partly over the upper part of the apex of the body, said flaps being adapted for folding over the converging sides of the hanger and said tongues being adapted for positioning on either side of the hanger shank in protecting relation therewith.

5. The article as described in claim 4 wherein the body section of the sheet has a lower section extending downwardly from the body base, said lower section being adapted for folding over the base of the hanger.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,749,238 Wordingham Mar. 4, 1930 2,566,232 Madsen Aug. 28, 1951 2,578,383 Tomarin Dec. 11, 1951 2,622,775 Sasaki Dec. 23, i952 

